Get equipped for today's hazards by staying up-to-code with the new industry standard for automatic sprinkler systems. The 2016 edition of NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems reflects innovative technologies and applications. Its essential companion, NFPA's 2016 Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook, is packed with valuable expertise from leading authorities, color visuals, and information that prepares you to conduct accurate and efficient system design, installation, and testing.

Gain the edge in sprinkler protection with the time- and money-saving 2016 NFPA 13 and Handbook Set.

The 2016 NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems has the latest requirements for automatic sprinkler system design, installation, and acceptance testing; hanging and bracing systems; underground piping; and seismic protection. This milestone edition introduces the most significant revisions to commodity classification tables in more than 30 years. Other changes include a new requirement that a single air vent be installed for each wet sprinkler system to help reduce potential corrosion activity due to trapped air, and revisions that provide more flexible options for sprinkler design. (Softbound, Approx. 468 pp., 2016)

The 2016 Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook is redesigned and updated for today's NFPA 13. It combines the complete Standard text; exclusive commentary; plus hundreds of full-color photos, graphics, and illustrations. Expanded checklists and worksheets include a new plans review feature from the AHJ perspective, to help you avoid oversights. Project workflow diagrams and flowcharts illustrate the progress of a sprinkler project step by step. A decision tree on protection for storage shows you how to choose the right sprinkler strategy for any facility. Code Update icons indicate a change has occurred, "Ask the AHJ" FAQs help installers avoid common errors, and "Designer's Corner" features take a deep dive into design topics. There's nothing else like it! (Hardbound, Approx. 1,248 pp., 2016)

The 2016 edition of NFPA 13 advances how sprinkler system designers, installers, maintainers, and AHJs can safeguard people and property against fire, and the NFPA 13 Handbook helps you keep projects in compliance, on time, and on budget.